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On the evening of Friday, January 30, the federal government partially shut down. The shutdown will likely be resolved by this week. Funding for youth homelessness programs is expected to pass at that time. Why did this happen? To end the month-long shutdown in [...]

Earmarks are one-time federal funds for state, local, and tribal government entities and eligible nonprofits to carry out a specific project. U.S. Members of Congress (lawmakers) request these funds on behalf of projects in their state or district. In the Senate, earmarks are called Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS). In the [...]

On January 20, 2026, the House Appropriations Committee released their proposed Fiscal Year 2026 funding levels for a number of federal agencies and programs, including those that impact youth homelessness. Current Status of Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations The newly-released bill package includes the [...]

This blog post was updated on January 15, 2026. The annual funding process for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program has been significantly delayed and turbulent. HUD released a highly delayed Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in November, and lawsuits challenging [...]

On December 4, 2025, NN4Y members from all across the country joined a members luncheon as part of their Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantees conference. We are grateful to everyone who was able to travel, and we missed those unable to attend. This has been a challenging year across [...]

On Monday, December 8, the Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum of Care and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was deleted ​​ from the federal government’s grants page (grants.gov). The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has pulled the NOFO amidst the two lawsuits challenging it.HUD temporarily [...]

This October, new and returning members of the National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC) traveled from across the country to New York City to attend the 2025 Fall Leadership Retreat. Held October 26–28, 2025, and hosted at Baker McKenzie, these young leaders with lived experience of homelessness came together [...]

The longest full government shutdown in U.S. history officially ended on Wednesday evening, and federal agencies wasted no time in snapping back into gear, rolling out a wave of new and major updates. HUD’s Notice of Funding Opportunity Released On November 13, the Department of Housing [...]

The longest full government shutdown in U.S. history has officially ended. On Wednesday evening, both chambers of Congress passed a short-term funding package that reopens federal agencies and restores pay for furloughed employees. The President signed the legislation into law late Wednesday night, allowing normal government [...]

After more than 40 days of a full government shutdown, Congress is moving closer to an agreement that would reopen federal agencies and allow normal operations to resume as soon as next week. On Sunday evening, eight Democrats voted with Republicans in support of a [...]